APEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Brett Favre’s streak is not in danger: He has a bent fingernail.
Favre’s throwing hand was clearly hurting after his last throw for Minnesota in Sunday’s win over Detroit. He was hit by two defenders in the fourth quarter during a touchdown pass to Percy Harvin.
Favre got up and grimaced, glancing down at his hand and shaking it a few times before heading to the sideline. He didn’t return with the Vikings up 27-10.
Coach Brad Childress said Monday, however, that Favre is fine.
“Not a fractured thumb, or a dislocated wrist, or a season-ending” injury, Childress said, playfully needling reporters about the heightened interest in any Favre-related information.
“He bent his fingernail,” Childress said. “That hurts, too. For those of you who have fingernails, that hurts.”
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The Vikings host San Francisco this weekend. Considering the fines recently levied by the NFL on the New York Jets and former head coach Eric Mangini for a failure to list Favre on the injury report last year while he had a torn biceps in his throwing arm, Childress was asked if Favre would show up on the list.
“Until they tell me I have to do it for fingernails, I’m probably going to hold off on that,” Childress said.
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